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Burnt mound at H169236 is a prehistoric burnt mound, a type of earthwork dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age. The site lies in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, where it occupies ground underlain by Tyrone Group bedrock, comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. These varied stone types would have been available locally for construction and use.
Burnt mounds are among the most numerous Bronze Age monuments in Ireland and Britain, yet their precise function remains debated. They typically consist of heaps of heat-fractured stone and charcoal, often adjacent to or partially surrounding a shallow artificial or natural depression. Such mounds are interpreted as the remains of cooking, metalworking or textile-processing sites, where heated stones were repeatedly dropped into water-filled pits to generate steam and heat.
This example is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 9335. The monument survives as an archaeological record of domestic and craft activities conducted by prehistoric communities in this part of Fermanagh. Its study contributes to understanding Bronze and Iron Age settlement patterns and the practical technologies employed in daily life across the region.
Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9335. View the official record →
Burnt mound at H169236 is a prehistoric burnt mound, a type of earthwork dating to the Bronze Age and Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9335.
Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (4.5 km), Standing stone (4.6 km), Tree ring (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.